Ahmadshah bin Abdullah ( Jawi: أحمد شاه عبدﷲ; born 9 December 1946) is a retired

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n civil servant who served as

Yang di-Pertua Negeri In Malaysia, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri ( in Malay) is a constitutional title given to the head of state in states without a Ruler, namely: Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak. This is in constrast to a Ruler () which is a constitutional title giv ...

(Governor) of the state of

Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...

from 2003 to 2010. He is currently a Pro-Chancellor of

MARA University of Technology The Majlis Amanah Rakyat, MARA Technological University (Malay language, Malay: ''Universiti Teknologi MARA''; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; abbr. UiTM) is a public university based primarily in Shah Ala ...

Education

Ahmadshah began his education at Government Primary School Darau,

Menggatal Menggatal or Manggatal is a Malaysian town and suburb of Kota Kinabalu District on the west coast of Sabah. It is an outskirt of the state capital, Kota Kinabalu, and is under the jurisdiction of Kota Kinabalu City Hall. It is located along Jal ...

in 1952 and ended his secondary school session on 1967 at La Salle Secondary School, Tanjung Aru,

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. He received a Diploma in Development Administration from

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in the

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and Bachelor of Science (Political Science) from

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in the

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Career

He started his career as a Custom Officer at Royal Custom and Excise Department, Kota Kinabalu on 1 March 1968. He was appointed as Executive Officer (Rural) and was moved to Beaufort District Office as Assistant District Officer (Rural) on 10 November 1969. He was seconded to the National Paddy and Rice Board as Chief Officer from April 1979 until July 1983. He also worked as Secretary of State Public Service Commission (1983), Dakwah Officer of Sabah Islamic Affairs Council (October 1986 to January 1988), Secretary of Islamic Council of Sabah (January 1988 to June 1994), Secretary of Internal Affairs and Research Office (1994 to 1995) and Director of State Public Service Department (December 1995 to March 1998). He served as Deputy State Secretary (Administration) from 21 March 1998 to 8 December 2002. On 1 January 2003, he was sworn in as the ninth

of Sabah. He served two full terms and stepped down on 31 December 2010.

Personal life

He is married to Hajah Dayang Masuyah binti Awang Japar and they have three sons and a daughter.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : ** Grand Commander of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(SMN) – Tun (2003) * : ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - PGDK

Commander of the

Order of Kinabalu The Illustrious Order of Kinabalu (Malay: ''Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Kinabalu'') is the only order conferred by the Governor of Sabah, Malaysia. Background The Illustrious Order of Kinabalu is established by virtue of Section 3(a) of State Honou ...

(PGDK) - Datuk (1993) ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK

Grand Commander of the

(SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2004) * : ** MY-KED Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa (DMK)

Member of the Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa (DMK) – Dato' Seri Utama (2008)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmadshah Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah People from Sabah 1946 births Living people Bajau people Malaysian Muslims United Malays National Organisation politicians Indiana State University alumni Grand Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu